(共28张PPT)
Unit 5 Buying and Selling
Lesson 27 Business English
1. To master the new words and phrases
everyday, ladder, position, congratulate, including, account, be different from…, make…, by…
2. To learn about some business terms in English.
Learning objectives
Warm up
Are you interested in business Why or why not
New words and expressions.
everyday
ladder
position
congratulate
including
account
adj. 每天的；日常的
n. 梯子
n. 位置；方位
v. 祝贺
prep. 包括；包含
n. 账目
Fill in the blanks.
1. Do you know that business English can be different from __________(日常的) English
2. Where would be the best __________(位置) for the lights
3. Let’s __________(祝贺) Bob. He won the English speech competition.
4. Our breakfast for tomorrow will __________(包括) milk, bread, eggs and porridge.
5. Some banks make it difficult to open an __________(账户).
everyday
position
congratulate
include
account
Think about it.
· Do you know any business terms in English
· Is business English different from everyday English
Read the lesson and find the meanings of these business terms.
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Buy low, sell high. ____________________________________
We’re in the red this month. _____________________________
I am moving up the ladder. ______________________________
I have to beef up my report. _____________________________
He’s a fat cat. ________________________________________
They cook the books. __________________________________
低买高卖
这个月我们的生意正在赔钱。
我升职了/我得到了一份好工作。
我需要补充我的报告。
他是一位富人。
他们通过修改公司账目来偷钱。
Language Points
Do you know that business English can be different from everyday English
与……不同
日常的
I need some help.
I require some assistance.
【探究】
be different from… 和……不同
be the same as… 和……相同
eg: Nobody is perfect, but everyone is different from others.
My new job is much the same as the old one.
The weather in winter in China is different _____ that in spring.( )
A. from B. to
C. with D. for
A
【辨析】
everyday 每天的；日常的。为形容词，位于名词前面作定语。
every day意为“每天”，该短语一般在句中作时间状语。
eg: The Internet has become part of everyday life.
The little boy watches TV every day.
除了星期天，他每天都工作。
He works __________ except on Sundays.
every day
I have to make my report stronger.
使……
【探究】
make sb./sth.+adj. 意为“是某人/某物……”，形容词在这个结构中作宾语补足语。
eg: His attitude made him very unpopular with colleagues.
This news makes us happy.
不要把我们的教室弄脏。
Don’t ________ our classroom ________.
make clean
There are many more interesting business terms including…
还有包括……在内的更多有趣的商务用语。
【辨析】
include 动词，在句中作谓语，意为“包括；包含”，其后可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
including 介词，和其后的名词或代词一起构成介宾短语，意为“包括……在内”。
included 形容词，常放在名词或代词后面。
eg: The money I gave you included Danny’s.
There are six people, including two women.
Everybody has something to say, me included.
这次游览包括参观科学博物馆。
The tour ________________ a visit to the Science Museum.
includes/included
They steal money by making changes to the company’s accounts.
通过……
【探究】
by是介词，意为“凭借；靠；用；通过”，后接动词时，动词用v.-ing形式，意为“通过做某事”，在句中作方式状语，表示方法、手段或方式。
eg: She earns her living by selling insurance.
It works by electricity.
The children here improve their English _____ listening and speaking every day.( )
A. on B. through
C. with D. by
D
Search the Internet and find more examples of business language. There are also many business terms and sayings in Chinese. Can you make a list of them
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How long have you been in the biz
What a fly by-night operation!
Can you come down a little
It would turn out to be a real cash cow.
Listen to the passage and write true (T) or false (F).
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1. If people learn English, they can have more success in business. ( )
2. Business English is very easy to understand. ( )
3. “Don’t be a yes man” means “Don’t always say ‘yes’ without thinking”. ( )
4. “I’ve made it” means “I have succeeded in business”. ( )
T
F
T
T
Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.
3
1. -Who’s the woman ______ red
-Oh, she’s my English teacher, May!
2. My kite is in the tree. I must climb ______ the ladder and get it.
3. If you work hard ______ your job, you will succeed.
4. They learn English ______ watching TV programs.
5. Saying “yes” ______ thinking makes you a yes-man.
6. I don’t understand. Can you explain it to me ______ another way
in
up
at
by
without
in
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. This sentence doesn’t ______________ at all.
2. Jim hopes to ______________ a new level before 30 years old.
3. Tina and Jim have to search for more useful information ______________ their reports.
4. Tommy got first place in the English test.Everyone ______________ him.
5. Bob’s hairstyle ______________ his brother’s.
make sense
move up
to beef up
congratulated
is different from
move up make sense beef up congratulate be different from
Choose the correct answer.
1. We speak English in class _____.( )
A. every day B. everyday
C. everydays D. every days
2. It’s too cold. The temperature must be _____ zero.( )
in B. on C. below D. into
3. Li Lin often practices English _____ chatting with her American friends.( )
A. in B. by C. for D. with
A
C
B
Choose the correct answer.
4. Many cities in China, _____ Beijing, have been deeply affected(影响) by dirty air.( )
A. including B. behind
C. without D. beyond
5. Most British high school students _____ uniforms at school.( )
A. wear B. dress
C. put on D. in
A
A
Summary
everyday, ladder, position, congratulate, including, account, be different from…, make…, by…
GOOD JOB
